Recipes · American · Bread

Banana Bread

One serving has 333 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (30%), selenium (23%), copper (22%) and thiamin (22%). Ready in 75 minutes.

Banana Bread
Photo: Shisma, CC BY 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 60 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (106 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, nut

Ingredients

  • 25 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 15 g Sugar
  • 12 g Butter, unsalted
  • 10 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 35 g Bananas, raw
  • 0.5 g Baking soda
  • 0.3 g Salt
  • 8 g Walnuts

Method

  1. Cream the butter and sugar together, then beat in the egg until smooth.
  2. Mash the ripe bananas and stir them into the butter mixture.
  3. Whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt, then fold into the wet mixture just until combined; fold in the chopped walnuts.
  4. Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan and smooth the top.
  5. Bake at 175°C (350°F) for 55-60 minutes until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
  6. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to cool before slicing. Makes 1 slice; multiply the ingredients by 10 for a whole loaf.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy333 kcal16%
Carbohydrates43.2 g
Water39.1 mL
Fiber2.1 g7%
Protein5.5 g12%
Tryptophan0.07 g
Threonine0.19 g
Isoleucine0.22 g
Leucine0.41 g
Lysine0.21 g
Methionine0.11 g
Cystine0.1 g
Phenylalanine0.28 g
Tyrosine0.17 g
Valine0.27 g
Histidine0.15 g
Fat16.3 g
Monounsaturated3.9 g
Polyunsaturated4.5 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.01 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-63.5 g
Saturated6.9 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol63 mg
Calcium22 mg2%
Copper0.2 mg22%
Iron1.7 mg9%
Magnesium29 mg9%
Manganese0.54 mg30%
Phosphorus85.1 mg12%
Potassium204 mg4%
Selenium12.5 µg23%
Sodium270 mg
Zinc0.62 mg8%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.24 mg22%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.21 mg19%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.8 mg13%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.44 mg9%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.2 mg15%
Folate (vitamin B9)65.7 µg16%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.11 µg5%
Choline38.2 mg9%
Vitamin A99.2 µg14%
Vitamin C3.1 mg4%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)8.2 IU1%
Vitamin E0.53 mg4%
Vitamin K1.3 µg1%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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